>> california. >> that accent where are you from? >> i'm australian. i tried to vote today. >> he tried. he tried. >> as soon as pennsylvania came in i was very optimistic when pennsylvania came in. >> reporter: anybody in pins and needles thinking we would be here until 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. >> some of these people went to virginia and working and knocked on doors that sort of thing. >> yes, absolutely. we're from virginia and we thank the volunteers from maryland and d.c. >> okay. >> who came out to help. >> i got to be honest. they had the map. they were coloring it in with marker. i saw a lot of red up there and i was like uh-oh. we got that many idiots? i was concerned. but when we got [ singing ] oh- hi-oh celebration oh, oh! >> you're looking live at bruce johnson and live in chicago where this party has just begun. >> as we await the condition session speechs on the national stage, we have local races to talk about here in washington d.c. incumbent d.c. council member michael brown apparently defeated with 97% of the vote counted. challe